Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-02-25

'iN uIiltlIE Ol all lIHluS VIA the
Montpelier and Wells River railroad
caused by the burning of the bridge over
lnt W hlte river, made additional work
ana extra help had to be employed. The
iorce labored night and day and railroad
boys were truly thankful when traffic
was aKaln resumed over the main line
..,.;.Ghe thaw Wednesday materially
weakened the backbone of winter. and
the ardor OF enthusiastic lovers of out
door sports was considerably dampened
ne CpaStlnG hill was in no condition to
SllQe III the evening, and the toboggan
s,lde was in like condition. To-day
thursday, is the only spring-like day this
Winter.... Bert Cummings gave drive
whist party last week IA large mum.
per OF Montpelieritesa attended the Burling
ton carnival.
South RoyaIton.
There will he an educational meeting at
this place February % and %. Hon.
Ju9tus Dartt, State superintendent, will
preside and deliver two addresses. Prn-
clpai Edward Conant Of Randolph, Prin-
clpal }; NJ. Hit of Northfield, Rev.
James Ramage, Mrs. Myra a. Terry,
Miss Jessie Fremont Benson, and Rev.
". Il: Davenport of South Royalton,
Prot. f, j. Metcalf of ROyalton Centre
and Others are expected to be present and
participate. No meeting of this kind has
been held in this place before for years.
;::.:. Messrs. VI. :. Adams and II. II.
W hltcomb move into their new brick
block this week. This will make six men
VINO are occupying the new ana elegant
blocks constructed since the fire. Beside
TINS l." Z. Dlckerman has been in his new
wooden block for couple of monthS.....
L.. L. L. Tenney of thlssplace is to open Il
Photographic studio in the second story
Of Whitcombs new block 49,. :Dr. c. d.
Hendrickson of Boston is delivering a
str1t tad iaf.ttr \
erican subjects.
Hyde Park.
Several cases of canker rash in our VII.
lage, two of which have proved fatal
Ihad, youngest son OF ;. b. and Lettie
y. Waite, and Katie Denio, only daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Denio.
Fred Bliss is quite Ill with kidney diff
Guilty. Drs Randall and Hall are in at
tendance. Martin Waite of Worces-
ter, Mass, has. been in town for a few
days past, visiting relatives and friends.
.... Elmer Vaughn and Preston Fair
bauk, two of our best boys, started for
Boston, Thursday night, where they eX-
pect Jobs on the horse cars. ......A few of
our townsmen attended the carnival at
burlington. For the past few days
Mr.. Geo II. Stratton, (stenographer) has
been at Bakersfield taking testimony in
the case of Dean vs.. Lawrence.
Cambridge.
LamoIlle County Temperance conven-
tlOn was held at Morrisville, February
22d. WashiRgton's birthday, for the pur-
pose OF putting in nomination candi-
date for county commissioner 900. The
loan exhibition for the benefit of the Boro
village school took place last Friday eve
ming. Clark Livingston has returned
from his trip to Florida. Rev Mr.
WheelOck has started for the south by the
way of Boston it remains to be decided
whether he will make Florida or Califor-
mia his objective point. Rev. A. A. Smith
of johnson and Prof. Cushing will ac-
him. Mr.. and Mrs. Merritt
Curtis of North Cambridge were given
genuine surprise one day last week by
large party of their neighbOrS and friends.
On their departure the guests left sub
stantial tokens of their esteem. go. Fred
smith of Jetlersonville station has been
transferred to the Boro as temporary sta
tion agent and Mr.. Howe of Jericho is in
charge of the Jetfersonvllle station .....
Hattie Wilcox has closed her term of
school in the Fuller district ; Alice Kat
tele's term is finished in the Notch and
Miss Anna Raymore closed i'll district
10, last Friday ..... The Jeffersonville
mite society was held again last week in
at home quite i'll of eryspelas. ....A, A.
Wheelock of New York city, recently de
livered two lectures on Spiritualism in
j Jetfersonville he was the guest of Joel
NJ. Wilcox during his stay in town.
J Justin La Bonte is building "A dwelling
house at the Boro. .... The Boro Congre-
find themselves without a
pastor in Mr.. Wheelock's absence and
services in their church are postponed in
definitely. Howard Watkins and fam
ly start for Fargo, Dakota, in March. .....
Mrs. Orilla Batten who has been very Ill
If muscular rheumatism is thought to be
improving under the treatment Of DR..
Buchanan The Good Templars Union
If l.amollle county was held last week
With Phoenix Lodge at Jetfersohville. |
There was a large attendance, some 20
coming from Morrisvllle alone. Nearly
I'll the lodges in the county sent delegates |
Reports OF delegates showed the order to
De increasing in numbers and usefulness. /
Dinner and supper was served hy the
aides of PhmniX lodge in the town hall /.
Mr.. Benjamin C0rse removed his family |
md goods to Fletcher last Saturday......
Mrs. Edward Lang had the misfortune to .
all on the ice last week and fractured one .
Zip bone. .,...Post 10 will hold camp
ire the 29th in the Boro Congregational .
.hurch and devote the proceeds 10 the
Stannard fund ....Miss Lydia Lyman
ell on the ice last week and broke the
zone of one wrist. Miss Anna Ray
noer closed successful term of school in
district No last Friday ... William Pat
en- has moved into his new house,.
'lrs. K. VI. Webster from DanVile visited
u JeffersOnville last'week... Farwell
Netherby is quite i'll, also Mrs. Hiram
lorgan, and Mr., Elan Page. All elderly
eople. go. Mrs. Burnham and Miss
aura Burnham visited last week intJ Ohm
on .....George ID. Clevelands singing
chool closed at East Cambridge last
thursday evening with concert. His
lass at Jeifersonville gave a concert the
9th. .....The proceeds of the loan eXhi-
ition at the BOro, Sl2, We're applied to-
'ard the purchase of bookcase for the
Sc of the school .....Mr. Stephen Il.
Iopkins, an elderly citizen of the Boro,
ljured himself severely by falling on the /
y street last week. .... Katie Fletcher,
gorge Waters and Melville Maurice are /
tending school at Johnson. ... Settle !
tent was commenced in Cambridge at |
n earlier date than in Burlington and in )
81 Cambridge outnumbered the po )ula- .
on of Burlington, including South Bur {
ngton. n.......G. ID. Leese had one thumb I
1t almost off by the saw in the oar
ctory in Jacksonville last Thursday
..... Cambridge is favorable to longevity:
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